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Park Hee-jin ran away from home after becoming pregnant at the age of19.
In the 13th episode of MBN's entertainment program 'Adults Don't Know High School Dad 3' (hereinafter referred to as 'High School Dad 3'), which aired on the 12th, Park Hee-jin, who became a mother at the age of 20 and is raising a 5-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son alone, appeared. On this day, Park Hee-jin caused concern by appearing to be suffering from living difficulties without any knowledge of the income and expenditure details in the house. However, even under difficult circumstances, she received applause from viewers for working hard and working part-time to achieve her dream of becoming a childcare teacher. The broadcast on this day broke Season 3's own highest viewership rating with a viewership rating of 3.2% (based on the second part of Nielsen Korea's paid broadcast households).
First, the story of Park Hee-jin becoming a high school mother was told in a reenactment drama. Park Hee-jin, a high school senior who received a letter of acceptance to university's aviation department, shocked her mother by declaring to her delighted mother, "I will not go to university." It turns out that about a month before I heard the news of my acceptance, I met a boyfriend whose tastes matched perfectly and I didn't want to leave my hometown. Afterwards, Park Hee-jin found out that she was pregnant while working part-time together at the restaurant where her boyfriend worked and their love grew.
Amid fierce opposition from her parents, Park Hee-jin left home with her boyfriend, and seven months later, she met her mother again, pregnant. The mother, seeing her daughter with a full stomach, shed tears and accepted Park Hee-jin. Then, a year later, Park Hee-jin found out that she was pregnant with her second child. However, the husband said, “It is realistically difficult,” and said, “Let’s reconsider the unborn child,” which created a conflict. In the end, the reenactment drama ended with Park Hee-jin facing a situation where she had to choose between her husband and her child.
After a while, Park Hee-jin appeared in the studio alone and revealed her daily life with her two children. Park Hee-jin looked exhausted from taking care of two children while studying for her childcare teacher certification at a kids cafe. However, no trace of the husband could be found, and the 3 MCs, including Park Mi-sun, Haha, and In Gyo-jin, were anxious and asked, “Where has my husband gone?” Not long after, Park Hee-jin's best friend visited the house. Park Hee-jin was unable to pay the 12,000 won delivery food bill because her credit card was over the limit. In the end, I borrowed money from a friend to pay for the food, and my friend asked, “Doesn’t it cost a lot of money to raise two children?” Park Hee-jin said, “I don’t know exactly how much my income and expenses are. “My husband has been entirely responsible for managing the money,” she said, surprising people.
Afterwards, Park Hee-jin confessed in an interview with the production team, “My husband is currently serving in the military,” and explained, “My husband saved 18 million won before enlisting, and we are making a living with the money he saved plus the salary of a private soldier.” did. He then said, “Actually, there were several instances where the card limit was exceeded,” and as a result, it was found that there was a deficit of about 1 million won every month, and the balance, which was initially 18 million won, was currently only 300,000 won.
Moreover, Park Hee-jin had to apply for online lectures to prepare for her dream of becoming a childcare teacher, but was unable to do so due to lack of money. After much deliberation, Park Hee-jin went to her parents' house and asked her mother for help, but her mother also responded, "I think it will be difficult because I don't have enough money." In the end, the mother and daughter shed tears together out of frustration. Park Hee-jin, who returned home with an empty heart, hurriedly bought groceries at the supermarket for her hungry children, but sighed at the bill exceeding 100,000 won.
Park Hee-jin, who realized the reality, started working part-time at a meat restaurant a few days later. While my two children were at daycare, I took the time to engage in economic activities. Park Hee-jin expressed her strong will, saying, “I think I will have to work hard as the head of the family until my husband is discharged from the military.” Amid the warm support of the cast, Park Hee-jin said in the final interview, "The part-time job at a restaurant doesn't work out well, so I'm currently working part-time at a coffee shop in front of my house." He added, "I will continue to work and raise children at the same time and not give up on getting my childcare teacher's license." “It is,” he said.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
